In the 21st century classroom, engagement is a word you hear often. From teachers to school admin and even government officials, they all want our students to be engaged. Teachers especially are looking for new ways to engage their students so that they can understand the content properly. A look at the Activated Classroom Teaching …
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Podcast Description In this second episode, I take you through the steps you will need to scan any document using your smartphone, with the Google Drive app. This app is a cloud storage app, that is part of the Google Apps suite and it usually is preinstalled on most Android phones. Episode In This Episode …
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Podcast Description. I’m so excited to begin the podcast finally. It’s been about a year now since I have desired to do this. I had too many challenges which do not exclude the natural inertia to do something new that befalls many of us. But finally, I am able to begin the podcast and here is …
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The Scenario While in my final year at undergraduate days, I had to carry out a final year project (like we all do) but much more to write a report of the project. My project report was over 100 pages and I had the task of putting page numbers to the document. The Challenge The …
Quotes are great Quotes to me, are captions, summaries and prompts that put together an explanation for a certain phenomenon. When you want to pass a truth, principle or philosophy of life down from one person to another, one great way to do it is to put it in a short, memorizable statement, known as …
I’m sure as a teacher, you must have heard that the role of the educator is moving from that of the “Sage on the stage” to the “Guide on the side”. What does this mean?
There is an increase in the access and use of technology, especially among students. Students are getting excited about owning a smartphone or tablet. However, does this translate to their use of this devices for learning purposes? What is the relationship between technology access and learning with technology? Are students ready for m-learning? The Findings …
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It was an exciting past week as I just returned from the Digital Education Show Africa Conference, 18th – 19th October. I had looked forward greatly to it and I was not disappointed. There were quite a number of great sessions, discussions and speakers and so I have decided to trap down (while still fresh) …
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Something is missing in our equation for applying technology in education and that’s the cause for all failures – right, digital pedagogy! Technology is only a tool; we must get our principles right.
Research has shown that though mobile technology is a great tool in our teaching and learning experience, many who use it only use it to increase efficiency and not necessarily effectiveness. This article provides 5 suggestions of how to effectively use mobile technology in the classroom.
